Owen Powell is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Queensland and a retired physician. John Wilkins is Reader in Greek Literature at the University of Exeter and has written or edited several books on food in antiquity. He is currently producing an edition of Galen's De alimentorum facultatibus for the Budé series of classical texts.

'… a fine translation of an intriguing treatise by Galen … Powell has produced a very helpful book for those interested in food hygiene.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Foreword John Wilkins; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Galen's medical and scientific terminology; Translation; Commentary; Appendix I. List of plants; Appendix II. List of fishes; Ancient sources; References; Index.

Owen Powell is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Queensland and a retired physician. John Wilkins is Reader in Greek Literature at the University of Exeter and has written or edited several books on food in antiquity. He is currently producing an edition of Galen's De alimentorum facultatibus for the Budé series of classical texts.

'… a fine translation of an intriguing treatise by Galen … Powell has produced a very helpful book for those interested in food hygiene.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Foreword John Wilkins; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Galen's medical and scientific terminology; Translation; Commentary; Appendix I. List of plants; Appendix II. List of fishes; Ancient sources; References; Index.